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In the front of the engine where the pulleys and belts are located. It's behind the pulleys under the black plastic cover.
Mounted on top and inside the fuel tank.
The towing capacity is 2000lbs with trailer brakes, and 1000lbs without. This info pertains to a Class I hitch assembly with a 1.25" ball on a Subaru Forester 98-01. If towing with an automatic transmission, first install a transmission cooler. **2001 Subaru Forester L Owners Manual.
It is a staked joint drive shaft. It is not meant to be serviced.
It is my understanding that the first Forester was a '98 model year. All Foresters, and all Subarus to the best of my knowledge, have unibody construction. Full frame vehicles are heavier and thus don't get the gas mileage that Subaru is famous for. You didn't need to ask, though. Just take a look under your car. --Ken
it was most likely installed incorrectly or you had a pulley seize up
Sorry to hear that. I like mine. Perhaps you should try a new one?
Yes, it will fit and mount up just fine. But you will have to make sure the front differential gear ratio matches that of your rear differential. Or what you could do is swap the transmission from the Forester along with the rear differential from the Forester
They are different gear ratios. Outback turns 3100 @ 65 while the Forester turns about 2700. I'm currently running this combo and have about 4-5k on it expecting viscous coupling to go when I need it the least, then I go nowhere and I'm on as unmaintained road in the Colorado Rocky's so I'm looking for the correct answer as well.
What are the symptoms that you are trying to fix? I asked a similar question and the answer eventually became "head gasket".
under the hood